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    "id": 1146477,
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    "type": "speech",
    "speaker_name": "Sen. Cherargei",
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    "speaker": {
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        "legal_name": "Cherarkey K Samson",
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    "content": "including Parliament as provided for under Article 118 has the whole process nullified. The other day the Supreme Courts and Courts of Kenya nullified Building Bridges Initiative (BBI) because of only one simple thing of public participation When Migori County does not do public participation on the issues of PWD’s and any other issues that affect counties, they risk the process being entirely nullified. When one goes to a centre to do a public baraza, they only involve people who can hear and speak. There is no format that the county governments have developed to ensure that people who are deaf, disabled, blind have a way of being involved in public participation. Counties must be creative enough to ensure that. I hope Sen. (Dr.) Musuruve is taking note of such issues. When we do public participation, like the way we do it here in the Senate, they should feel that their views are accommodated. The Constitution is very clear on anything that is done outside public participation, In Parliament, sometimes we publish memoranda in our national newspapers and ensure that. Mr. Speaker, Sir, finally on the issue of Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) and Directorate of Criminal Investigations (DCI) to investigate, I think this one of the radical proposals we have given as a Committee. This is a serious job. We do not want the EACC and DCI to be running around going to rallies and arresting politicians. This is now serious work than pursuing politically motivated charges. Yesterday, I saw that there was a colloquium or a meeting of prosecutors in Mombasa City County. The President opened the meeting included the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and many other people. These prosecutors before they prosecute any case must ensure that it meets the threshold. One of the simple cases to look at is to ensure that counties comply with PWDs and ensure funds that were issued in financial year 2016/2017, 2017/2018, 2018/2019 --- the EACC and DCI need to assist Kenyans. The last time I saw something being done in Nandi County for PWDs is when they were called to the showground in Kapsabet town and were given blankets, sodas, water and they were told to go home. We must agree on how to utilise these funds. There are people who are disabled in these offices but when you meet them they are well bodied people. We know that there could be other disabilities may be in badminton and other things. The point is real disability. We do not want people to pretend that they are disabled. In Africa there is a problem of others pretending that they are disabled or young. We need to be told what it means when you say you are disabled. Therefore, these investigative agencies are very important. We have done our part and done a very thorough Report. We hope it will assist not only Migori County addressing the Petitioners but to ensure the county governors and county governments have an opportunity of looking at this thorough Report and try and implement. Let us comply with the five percent in terms of elective and appointive bodies. Mr. Speaker, Sir, I want to commit that God willing as Kenya Kwanza takes over government in the next 88 days or less than we shall be able to follow up and ensure that the five per cent is complied. Our colleagues who are here and a number of them should ensure that in the second generation of the Senate we must start a way of auditing how"
}